Shloka 17
अध्याय ६४ — सभामध्ये क्रोध-निवारणम्
Restraint of wrath in the royal assembly
यस्तु धर्मपरश्न स्याद्धित्वा भर्तुः प्रियाप्रिये | अप्रियाण्याह पथ्यानि तेन राजा सहायवान्
yastu dharmaparaśnaḥ syād hitvā bhartuḥ priyāpriye | apriyāṇy āha pathyāni tena rājā sahāyavān ||
যি ধৰ্মত স্থিৰ হৈ, প্ৰভুৰ প্ৰিয়-অপ্রিয়ৰ চিন্তা ত্যাগ কৰি, অপ্রিয় হলেও পথ্য আৰু হিতকৰ কথা কয়—সেইজনেই ৰজাৰ সত্য সহায়; তেনে সহায় থাকিলে ৰজা প্ৰকৃততে সমৰ্থ হয়।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s best support is a counsellor devoted to dharma who prioritizes beneficial truth over personal safety or the ruler’s momentary pleasure, and who can speak even unwelcome advice for the king’s long-term good.
In Vidura’s discourse on right conduct and governance, he defines the qualities of a genuine royal adviser: one who does not flatter, but offers salutary guidance grounded in dharma, even when it displeases the ruler.